NORWICH – Chenango County’s elected and appointed officials participating in the state’s employee retirement system have complied with new timekeeping requirements, though not without complaint.

Under a change made in August 2009, the New York State Comptroller’s Office requires local government officials to keep and report a three-month log of work time, including the specific number of hours per standard work day and the number of days worked per month. Logs must also be submitted to the clerk of the governing board, who, in turn, reports them to the state’s comptroller.

Previously, elected and appointed officials kept an estimated one month log of work time only and reported it to the legislative body, which, in turn, passed a resolution annually that established a standard work day.

Coventry’s John Phelan was the last county supervisor in the retirement system to comply with the requirement. He added his name and the number of days worked per month, 9.84, to a resolution that was adopted by the Chenango County Board of Supervisors on Monday.

The standard work day for supervisors is six hours and the average number of days per month they reported is approximately five. Town of Preston Supervisor Peter C. Flanagan and Town of Plymouth Supervisor Jerry L. Kreiner reported the most days worked per month, at 11.5 and 10.42, respectively. City of Norwich Wards 4, 5 and 6 Supervisor Linda E. Natoli and Guilford’s George Seneck reported the least, with 1.68 and 1.6 days per month.